noun
- Fragrant black nutlike seeds of the tonka bean tree; used in perfumes and medicines and as a substitute for vanilla.
- synonyms: coumara nut
- Tall tropical South American tree having pulpy egg-shaped pods of fragrant black almond-shaped seeds used for flavoring.
- synonyms: tonka bean tree, Coumarouna odorata, Dipteryx odorata
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